February 2024

Water Volleyball

Val Walsh-Haines Do you want to have fun in the sun and the water? Do you want to laugh and cheer, tease and jeer, leap and stretch, bounce, and spike? Well, don’t let a cool breeze or a cool morning temperature keep you away. Consider playing water volleyball in the afternoon twice a week at…

Desert Navy Update

Richard Volpe The Desert Navy is looking forward to a fresh start for us all as we welcome in the new year. Our normal scheduling will continue as before, with meetings held in the months of September through April. Keep your calendars close by, as there have been some changes relating to times, days, and…

Fit and Fun Club

Karyl Garbow Fit and Fun is a positive health and wellness group embracing a healthy lifestyle! Receive information about health and lifestyle issues as we take charge of our own health, lives, and self-care together! We cover a new topic every Wednesday in the Cottonwood Country Club Phoenix Room. The meeting is from 9:30 to…

Bridge Results

SLCC Monday Morning Partnership Bridge Joe Silver 12/18. 1st Dick and Donna Briner, 2nd Maurine Howell and Valda Wiggers, 3rd Ron and Mary Kent; Slam: Maurine Howell and Valda Wiggers 1/01. 1st Nancy Smith and Barbara Stinson, 2nd Lori Scharbach and Karen Harnish, 3rd Liz Shubert and Sally Culbertson; Slam: Dee Guthrie and Colleen Ritter…

Essential Oils and Memory

JoAnne Gaudioso Memory is the function of the brain that encodes, stores, and retrieves information. Whether you know it or not, you owe everything you do in life to memory-it enables you to speak, walk, develop relationships, and more. Essential oils like peppermint, rosemary and frankincense help support mental clarity and alertness. Tips for Finding…

Hiking Club News

Warren Wasescha, Sun Lakes Hiking Club It’s February, and it’s hard to believe this year’s hiking season is already halfway over. Where does the time go?! This season has gone fast, and that’s because of all the great hikes and social gatherings that have filled the calendar so far this season. Everyone who attended enjoyed…

Relishing Pickleball: Slicing the Ball

David Zapatka Slicing serve returns and dinks are favorite shots of mine. A slice puts backspin on the ball. The slice makes the ball travel from 6 o’clock to 12 o’clock back toward the player who contacted the ball. These shots can be hit with a forehand or a backhand. A slice is effective for these reasons.…

Built By Referral Realty Golf Cart Parade 2023

Karen Jankovich The annual Sun Lakes Country Club Golf Cart Parade, sponsored by Built By Referral Realty, took place on Dec. 15, 2023. The decorated carts lined the clubhouse parking lot. The parade took off with many wonderfully decorated golf carts driven by Christmas revelers. Golf carts were covered in sparkling lights and displayed merry…